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[theVerge] Best Buy to make internet price matching permanent to prevent 'showrooming' started by di inferi (2/15/13 at 8:48pm) 1 2 3…10	I find that the "Wait Hate" is balanced by "The Price is... 2/19/13 at 11:06am by Thrasher1016	90	4,424
[Next Big Future] Carbon nanotube sheets for solar sails for 5.6% of lightspeed started by [PWN]Schubie (2/14/13 at 2:58pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Sure but the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_Calculation --... 2/18/13 at 10:11pm by Twinnuke	41	1,774
[Ars] Thanks, Adobe. Protection for critical zero-day exploit not on by default started by Zen00 (2/14/13 at 8:25am) 1 2	stopped using acrobat a while back, it was some slow virus... 2/17/13 at 11:29am by junkerde	15	727
[TC] First-To-File Patent Law Is Imminent, But What Will It Mean? started by airisom2 (2/17/13 at 9:27am)	Source 2/17/13 at 9:27am by airisom2	0	193
[Popular Science] World's First Bionic Eye Receives FDA Approval started by [PWN]Schubie (2/14/13 at 2:46pm) 1 2 3	Well that explains things 2/14/13 at 7:55pm by Tsumi	22	1,031
[ENG/BBC] Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil, to a company that makes Android phones started by stumped (2/13/13 at 9:54am) 1 2 3…7	well i don't think you can trademark the "i" before a random... 2/14/13 at 7:11am by StormX2	60	2,933
[Yahoo] Amazon Beats Apple As Most Trusted Company in U.S.: Harris Poll started by un-midas touch (2/12/13 at 11:58pm) 1 2 3…7	Because a company cannot be considered generally reliable... 2/13/13 at 6:11pm by PiOfPie	64	1,612
[GIMPS] GIMPS Project Discovers Largest Known Prime Number, 257,885,161-1 started by fruitflavor (2/5/13 at 12:29pm) 1 2	i used to fold. Except all my GTX cards have now are in... 2/13/13 at 4:39pm by fruitflavor	19	2,055
[Engadget] Controller designer, hardware lead Jeri Ellsworth out at Valve started by BodenM (2/12/13 at 11:42pm)	Valve is a horizontal style layout. All one rank effectively.... 2/13/13 at 4:19am by RussianJ	5	392
[Y!] Comcast begins testing data caps in two cities started by Cheaptrick (9/19/12 at 4:41am) 1 2 3…16	I'm a teenager with a study hall. I can't find a job so...ya. 2/13/13 at 3:40am by stringcheese166	152	7,901
[Ars] Bose-Einstein condensate created at room temperature started by Zen00 (2/6/13 at 5:58pm) 1 2 3	Bose Einstein condensates are the exact reason that I'm a... 2/12/13 at 11:31am by zer0entropy	24	1,544
[ExtremeTech] Finally confirmed: An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs started by Chris13002 (2/8/13 at 1:01pm) 1 2 3…17	I think everyone has had their 'say' here. I'm going to wrap... 2/12/13 at 9:17am by brettjv	161	9,746
[Reddit] Bill Gates AMA [OVER] started by 3930K (2/11/13 at 1:33pm) 1 2 3…6	Dr. Horton is a beast! 2/12/13 at 8:54am by Purger	53	4,420
[P] Panasonic Develops Technology for Highly Sensitive Image Sensors Using Micro Color Splitters started by OcN13 (2/8/13 at 10:08pm)	This is awesome. Would help out so much in resolving colors... 2/12/13 at 8:12am by Hatefly	4	376
[thelaw.com] Unlock Your Phone, Get 10 Years in Prison, Pay $1 Million started by Darkpriest667 (1/30/13 at 2:10pm) 1 2 3…29	Laws like this make me want to actually play the character... 2/12/13 at 6:06am by Shiftstealth	280	12,405
[Engadget] Alicia Keys is BlackBerry's new Global Creative Director -- yep started by GrizzleBoy (1/30/13 at 8:48am) 1 2 3…8	Never liked either so who cares. HAHAHAHAHA 2/11/13 at 8:09pm by That_guy3	73	3,103
[Ars] Laser cooling of semiconductors by annihilating excitations started by b3machi7ke (1/24/13 at 9:25am)	Magic. Got it. 2/11/13 at 4:56pm by wedge	9	552
[Y!] Billion Euro supercomputer to 'simulate entire human brain' started by thanos999 (1/29/13 at 9:54pm) 1 2 3…10	Curious you don't mention minions. Why not minions? 2/8/13 at 7:02pm by un-midas touch	92	4,062
[Ars] Macmillan, sole e-book publishing holdout, settles with Justice started by Zen00 (2/8/13 at 9:50am)	Cheap college textbooks are still unlikely. A lot of my books... 2/8/13 at 10:17am by KingGreasy	2	143
[HEXUS] First video of the Polytron transparent smartphone started by Buzzin92 (2/8/13 at 3:41am)	I agree, if I actually possessed one I would probably just end... 2/8/13 at 5:14am by Boinz	8	509
[Ars] Adobe issues emergency Flash update for attacks on Windows, Mac users started by Zen00 (2/7/13 at 6:36pm) 1 2	No they do not. Make sure Flash is enabled in browser and open... 2/7/13 at 9:51pm by dave12	10	617
[Ars] Reddit review puts some teeth into “Aaron's Law” started by Zen00 (2/2/13 at 8:04am) 1 2 3 4 5	No problem, glad to help. 2/7/13 at 6:11pm by serp777	46	3,021
[Ars] Moth pilots robot to a (faux) booty call started by Zen00 (2/7/13 at 11:52am)	I guess I don't understand what's so amazing about this; it's... 2/7/13 at 3:07pm by SectorNine50	6	402
[Ars] EFF to help defend against troll with “podcasting patent”—granted in 2012 started by Zen00 (2/6/13 at 5:56pm)	EFF to help defend against troll with “podcasting... 2/6/13 at 5:56pm by Zen00	0	122
[Ars] Massive search fraud botnet siezed by Microsoft and Symantec started by Zen00 (2/6/13 at 5:55pm)	Massive search fraud botnet siezed by Microsoft and... 2/6/13 at 5:55pm by Zen00	0	217
[CMag] Transparent Phone Screens started by ChosenLord (1/25/13 at 10:47am) 1 2 3 4	There are many avenues that this could benefit. Like the... 2/6/13 at 9:59am by Erick Silver	30	2,126
[Mashable]Apple Patents Smart Shoes That Tell You When to Buy New Ones started by Miki (1/27/13 at 6:11pm) 1 2 3…11	I haven't read the patent submission yet, but I'm guessing... 2/6/13 at 8:37am by svenge	107	4,200
[Email] Chipin.com Shutting down started by Jollyriffic (2/6/13 at 6:43am)	damn 2/6/13 at 6:46am by Rayleyne	1	295
[GZ] First Ever Incredible Footage of a Thought Being Formed (VIDEO) started by frickfrock99 (2/1/13 at 11:29am) 1 2 3 4 5	Today fish thoughts, tomorrow psychic warfare 2/6/13 at 2:31am by Bytelove	41	2,868
[CNN] Dell plans to take company private started by DuckieHo (2/5/13 at 7:35am) 1 2 3 4	Don't forget the quality of their customer service for laptops! 2/5/13 at 5:31pm by eXe.Lilith	39	1,456
[Ars] Sony announces the end of the MiniDisc started by Zen00 (2/2/13 at 12:24pm) 1 2 3 4	Might want to take your own advice. The MiniDisc was a highly... 2/5/13 at 8:14am by Magariz	35	1,898
[Tom's] Nokia Receives $1.35 Billion Grant to Develop the "Strongest Material Ever Tested" started by salamachaa (1/31/13 at 10:01am) 1 2 3 4	Article does not seem to specify. 2/4/13 at 10:47pm by salamachaa	31	2,284
[TT] Google ordered by Australian courts to identify "libelous" bloggers started by BodenM (1/17/13 at 5:30am) 1 2 3…5	It's funny because out of the past 13 years, American troops... 2/4/13 at 8:43pm by Vakten	49	2,268
[TOMS]World's First Imprintable and Bendable Li-ion Battery Created started by savagebunny (1/20/13 at 8:31am) 1 2 3 4	as some general food for thought for people who dont want... 2/4/13 at 5:16pm by godftw	30	1,583
[BGR]Driverless cars could be the big thing that vaults Google over Apple started by Miki (1/27/13 at 8:13pm) 1 2 3…20	Yes. The article I cited was 2 years ago. Hence why I said 50... 2/2/13 at 7:25am by 47 Knucklehead	195	4,693
[Fud] HSA Foundation gets few more members started by xd_1771 (1/29/13 at 7:55pm) 1 2	I really hope it works out. The concept sounds cool enough and... 2/2/13 at 12:52am by blackeyedcheese	13	576
[Sydney Morning Herald] $US50 billion wiped off Apple despite record sales started by BodenM (1/23/13 at 7:36pm) 1 2 3…11	Impossible? I thought you can just go to settings and disable... 2/1/13 at 4:32pm by Kaze105	105	4,869
[BBC News] - Star Trek style 'tractor beam' created by scientists started by [PWN]Schubie (1/28/13 at 10:24am) 1 2	This is awesome, because theoretically, and given the advance... 2/1/13 at 1:27pm by serp777	18	1,048
[WP Central]Nokia embracing new 'miracle material' for future hardware development started by awsan (1/29/13 at 12:31am) 1 2 3	I just heard about graphene for the first time about an hour... 2/1/13 at 7:37am by shahramkel	24	1,516
[CNET] DotCom's Mega removing legitimate files started by Raven.7 (1/31/13 at 11:41pm) 1 2	Yea, same for me. 2/1/13 at 5:41am by XCII	12	831
[Ars] Is Mega using a script to block third-party link-aggregating sites? started by Zen00 (1/31/13 at 6:01pm)	I doubt it, Kim barely got out of his last predicament, he's... 1/31/13 at 6:49pm by linkin93	2	327
[Ars] CES tells CNET: You're fired! started by Zen00 (1/31/13 at 12:06pm) 1 2 3 4 5	Finally! CNET reviews are horrible to read and so simple that... 1/31/13 at 6:48pm by Trogdor	45	2,242
[PA] Data is cheaper to transmit, so why is Verizon more expensive? started by Capt (1/23/13 at 8:58pm) 1 2 3…23	Most of our nuclear testing is done several miles under... 1/31/13 at 11:22am by PostalTwinkie	223	7,084
[Ars] Research funding may be going to copy-cat grants started by Zen00 (1/31/13 at 9:02am)	Research funding may be going to copy-cat grantsSeriously I... 1/31/13 at 9:02am by Zen00	0	111
[TheVerge]CEA sides with Dish, says 1984 Betamax ruling covers Hopper DVR started by Miki (1/26/13 at 1:46pm) 1 2 3 4	Our DVR has the 30 sec. skip button, so 5-6 quick presses of... 1/31/13 at 8:30am by Metalcrack	37	1,555
[AtlanticWire] It's So Hot in Australia That They Added New Colors to the Weather Map started by Kosire (1/8/13 at 1:40pm) 1 2 3…22	[[SPOILER]] every thing that has happened in bundy is pretty... 1/31/13 at 3:48am by EoL RiNzleR	212	10,401
[Ars] The price of copyright crime in New Zealand? Only $617 started by Zen00 (1/30/13 at 12:47pm) 1 2 3	PC parts still cost double what they cost in US so that's why... 1/30/13 at 11:30pm by Tippy	22	1,028
[Consumerist] Time Warner Boosts My Speed, Cuts My Bill: I Just Happen To Live Near Google Fiber started by IvantheDugtrio (1/30/13 at 9:09pm) 1 2 3	Must of been your area cause in the 6 years ive been with Cox... 1/30/13 at 10:48pm by Mailman377	21	803
[GEEK] Man builds the ultimate PC case/desk hybrid started by lostsurfer (12/20/12 at 6:45am) 1 2 3…11	That's crazy, only problem is I can't bring it to lan parties. 1/30/13 at 2:15pm by IPlasmic	105	10,964
[SciDaily]Graphene Crumpling Forms Artificial Muscle started by StormX2 (1/24/13 at 1:11pm) 1 2	I must have missed this when it was posted, thanks for bumping... 1/30/13 at 8:38am by GingerJohn	10	634